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Your Turn Friday
May 2, 2008
Before we get started on Your Turn Friday, I though I'd mention that we have now moved into the month of May, the 5th month of the year. In 5 more months stores will have up their Christmas decorations and I haven't even had a chance to wear my sandals yet! Is it just me or are the years flying by at an alarming rate. It used to take forever for my birthday to arrive and now it slaps me in the face when I'm not looking. I always have to stop and ponder how old I am. And to think, on my 20th birthday I was already saying "I'm almost 21." The almost days are long over.
First up is
Phantom in the Night by
Sherrilyn Kenyon with
Dianna Love. This next story in the BAD (Bureau of American Defense) series has Terri Mitchell, former DEA and now with BAD, trying to nail criminal Anton Marseux who she feels was responsible for her partner's death. Also on Marseux's tail is Jamie Drake, fresh out of prision, looking into his brother Nathan's death. Or is it Nathan's phantom who's investigating? Once they start working together, Terri and Drake stumble into something bigger than a drug dealer.
I expected a simple revenge story, but the threat of biological terrorism threw this book into a whole new realm. Lots of action, adventure and creepy, evil organization, along with hot, ex-military hero, make this writing team a winning combination.
Next I read,
To Taste Temptation by
Elizabeth Hoyt. Lady Emeline Gordon is a young widow who's brother was killed in battle. Samuel Hartley, a rich Boston business owner, who fought in the same battle, comes to London to find the traitor who betrayed his regiment.. As a cover story, he asks Emeline to prepare his sister, Rebecca, for her step into Society.
Elizabeth always manages to surround her hero and heroine with the most delightful side story. This time, the tale of Four Horsemen who each go their own way (which I'm look forward to following this story line in the next three books). Delightful, engrossing and in my must reread pile.
I love downloading library books onto my iPod, so I can listen to a lot of "golden oldies" whenever I want. In
Nobody's Baby But Mine by
Susan Elizabeth Phillips, super smart physicist Jane Darlington is lonely and depressed on her 34th birthday. When her young neighbor stops by to borrow coffee, Jane finds herself confiding her wish to have a baby. This sets into motion a plot to pretend to be a high priced call girl as a present to Chicago Stars quarterback Cal Bonner, who she imagines is dumb enough to offset her intelligence. What she doesn't plan on is Cal's morals and own smartness level.
Ok, the plot sounds goofy, but believe me, SEP really makes it work. The interaction and snappy dialog between Cal and Jane spark and sizzle, along with their attraction for one another. Cal's backwood's grandma is a hoot. I read this book years ago, but really enjoyed this reader's style, so I'm off to find more.
Now it's your turn to let everyone know what you've been reading lately. As always, if you have problems posting, email me here.
Bottom Line: Just thinking that some people still haven't taken down their Christmas decorations yet, so, at this halfway point, they might as well just leave them up.
Posted by Barbara Vey on May 2, 2008 | Comments (26)
